Ward Profiles 2019 – Frant & Wadhurst At 27. 4 miles², Frant & Wadhurst covers 8.5% of the area of Wealden which is 322 miles² This ward falls within three Wealden parishes, these are; - Frant - Mayfield & Five Ashes - Wadhurst Frant & Wadhurst ward is entirely within the Parliamentary Constituency of Wealden The map opposite shows this ward in context to the whole Wealden district Population There are approximately 6,900 people living Frant & Wadhurst ward Demographics · Like many other wards, the 50-64 year old age group is the most common in this area · Those aged between 18 and 24 make up the smallest proportion of the population 30% 24% 25% 20% 19% 20% 14% 15% 10% 10% 8% 6% 5% 0% 0-17 18-24 25-34 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ Age Groups Family 30% 25% 25% 25% 23% 20% 15% 11% 10% 4% 5% 0% Couple - No Couple - With Lone Parent Single - No All Pensioner children children Children Family Type Housing · Nearly half of all properties in Frant & Wadhurst are owned outright · Exactly half of all homes in this ward are likely to be detached houses Social Rented 7% Bungalow 10% re Private Rented 13% pe Detached 50% nu Ty g Te Flat 7% in g in Owned Mortgage 35% Semi-detached 29% Hous Hous Owned Outright 45% Terraced 14% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Income Household income 12% 16% £0-£20K 9% £20K-£40K £40K-£60K £60K-£80K 15% 25% £80K-£100K £100K+ 23% · The most common annual household income here is £20,000-£40,000 40% 38% Employment · Only 1% of residents in this area are likely to find themselves unemployed 35% with retirement the second most common employment status 30% 25% 20% 18% 16% 14% 15% 10% 10% 4% 5% 1% 0% Full-time Part-time Self-employed Retired Unemployed Student Other Employment Status Cars 13% 37% · When it comes to car 10% 40% ownership, most households own either one or two Frant & Wadhurst Ward - boundary change 2019 The electorate within this new ward is currently 5,132 and is forecast to increase to 5,558 (+426) The newly created ward of Frant & Wadhurst encompasses parts of Wealden that were previously within the wards of; - Frant/Withyham (no longer exists) - Wadhurst (no longer exists) A map of these changes can be seen below © Crown copyright and database rights 2017 Ordnance Survey 100018692. You are permitted to use this data solely to enable you to respond to, or interact with, the organisation that provided you with the data. You are not permitted to copy, sub-licence, distribute or sell any of this data to third parties in any form..